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KIRKUK, Iraq, April 24, 2007 — Doing more with less is how Capt. Christopher Curtis, the surgeon for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, described the doctors at the pediatric hospital in Kirkuk. Now, thanks to the efforts of Curtis and his team, the doctors will have more to work with when it comes to medication and supplies. "It is obvious by looking around that the hospital is short on supplies and equipment." -- Dr. Samir Yousef, a senior pediatrician Curtis, in coordination with A Company, 3-25th Brigade Support Battalion, delivered a large quantity of medical supplies to the...

Gulf Region South employees package school supplies of notebooks, pencils, color pencils, pens, rulers, and other learning supplies to be distributed to Iraqi schoolchildren. The donations where sent to the Gulf Region South district from concerned citizens in the United States, including a Boy Scout troop in Brooklyn, N.Y. U.S. Army photo by Mohammed Aliwi AN NASIRIYAH -- Many Americans are collecting and shipping school supplies to the headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in an effort to support mission and help the people of Iraq rebuild their country.Delivering school supplies does not only help the children who...

11/6/2006 - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- In August 2003, a Maryland family started the AnySoldier.com Web site as a way for people to support deployed Soldiers. Two years later, the family created separate sites to help those in the sister services. Their site for those in the Air Force, AnyAirman.com, lists Airmen who volunteered as points of contact at deployed locations. People who wish to support Airmen can send mail to the volunteers, who then distribute the letters and care packages to other Airmen. "It's a special thing for people back home to be able to connect with...

Coalition Forces Deliver Cement to Remote Afghan Village An irrigation canal, built with the cement, will supply water for drinking and for the crops. By Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Pete CasianoProvincial Reconstruction Team - Gardez PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2006 -- The 3rd Brigade Support Troops Battalion’s Civil Affairs Team in coordination with the Gardez Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered more than 1,200 pounds of concrete to a remote mountain village in Paktya Province. The Coalition forces stationed in Gardez traveled with the Paktya Director of Irrigation to the remote mountain village of Azghana. The cement will be...

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2006 – Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crews assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron operating in Southwest Asia have added another mission to their resume, providing humanitarian civil assistance to the effort to evacuate Americans from Lebanon. Airlift operations have responded quickly to the urgent needs in the Middle East, supporting U.S. citizens evacuating from Lebanon to Cyprus, U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials said. The 816th EAS is flying water and meals, as well as essential personnel and equipment, to Royal Air Force Base Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus. In the first four...

Iraqi Soldiers Deliver Donated School Supplies The soldiers brought needed school supplies — and smiles — to the children in this small town near the Iranian border in eastern Diyala Province. By U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Wojciechowski 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment MANDALI, Iraq, June 1, 2006 — Iraqi girls jumped to their feet and chanted a welcome greeting to Iraqi army soldiers as they arrived with boxes of school supplies donated by a non-profit organization from Westchester County, N.Y. Iraqi army soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division smiled as they handed out pencil cases...

NEAR THE SYRIAN BORDER, Iraq (April 29, 2006) -- The Marines watch impatiently as a KC-130J Hercules flies to the target area and six pallets come falling down in its wake. The parachutes open and the cargo slowly descends to the ground. The Marines run out to detach the parachutes and load the palettes onto a flatbed truck - mission accomplished. The Marines of the 1st Air Delivery Platoon, Combat Logistics Company 117, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, successfully delivered about 800 cases of Halal meals to Iraqi border patrol forces along the...

3/28/2006 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- “I never thought I’d be doing anything like this,” said Airman 1st Class Kyle Bridges from his seat at an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ground control station. “I signed up to be an imagery analyst, which I thought was going to be a cool job. Instead I was offered the chance to be a sensor operator on the Predator.” Airman Bridges is with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron here and controls the infrared and electro-optical sensors, the laser range designator and the laser target monitor. “I also have to back up...

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Tammara Wipf, Company A, 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, visits with a young Iraqi orphan girl during a civil affairs mission at the Salhiya Orphanage in the Karadah District of central Baghdad, March 6, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jason Dangel U.S. Troops Deliver Essentials, Toys to Iraqi Orphans Working in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered approximately $500 worth of supplies to the Salhiya Orphanage. By Multinational Force-Iraq BAGHDAD, March 9, 2006 — U.S. soldiers from the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, currently attached to the 4th...

Peru's dynasty-in-waiting prepares to deliver another anti-US president By Jeremy McDermott in Lima (Filed: 09/03/2006) One of Latin America's most extraordinary political families is poised to produce another of the continent's Left-wing authoritarian leaders with no love for Washington. Ollanta Humala is one of two favourites to become Peru's next president, a role for which, to believe his mother, he has been groomed from birth. Ollanta Humala: ‘I am a nationalist and anti-imperialist’ "We have been preparing our children to take power since they were born," Elena Tasso has said of her eight progeny. "If the boys are not successful...

BAMYAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, March 1, 2006 — The New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team recently delivered 1,200 roofing beams to the Tupchi Returnees Camp, approximately 15 kilometers from Bamyan City. This camp is home to approximately 120 families. The residents of this camp were all forced to leave Iran, often with only the possessions they could carry. Good land is in short supply in mountainous Bamyan, therefore the camp is situated on a narrow, rocky part of the Bamyan Valley floor. As it is not possible to build in the Bamyan winter, some recently arrived returnees live in tents in temperatures...

Armor soldiers assembled and delivered the wheelchair, provided by a California-based non-profit group, to an Iraq girl suffering from cerebral palsy. BAGHDAD, Feb. 17, 2006 — Life in a war-torn country can be hard. The life of a disabled child living in a war-torn country is even harder. Multinational Division–Baghdad soldiers made life a little easier Feb. 8 for a young Iraqi girl who suffers from cerebral palsy when they delivered a free wheelchair in Baladiat, Iraq. “The family expressed gratitude for the new wheelchair and said they look forward to seeing more of Troop B in the future.” U.S....

U.S. and Iraqi officials proudly display soccer jerseys donated by an English soccer club to the teams of Hamrin, a city in northeast Iraq, Jan. 26, 2006. They were delivered by U.S. soldiers assigned to C Company, 1-68 Armor. U.S. Army Capt. Angel Brito (far left) stands beside Hamrin Mayor Khaled Ibrahem Khalaf el-Jarbary. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lee Elder U.S. Troops Deliver Donated Soccer Jerseys U.S. soldiers presented the British-donated soccer jerseys -- enough for five soccer teams -- to Iraqi soccer players in Harmin. By U.S. Army Spc. Lee Elder133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment HAMRIN, Iraq,...

Bush to Deliver State of the Union Amid Partisan Division By Jim Malone Washington 27 January 2006 President Bush delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday to outline his policy objectives for the year ahead. But at the moment, there appears to be a great deal of disunity between Republicans and Democrats over issues like national security, congressional corruption and the Supreme Court. George Bush Over the past week, President Bush has mounted a vigorous defense of a domestic surveillance program being conducted by the National Security Agency that he says targets communications with suspected terrorists. "The program is...

The 1st Cavalry Division wagon and Horse Cavalry Detachment ground crew greet soggy spectators on South Orange Grove Boulevard during their performance at the 117th Tournament of Roses Parade Jan. 2 in Pasadena, Calif. Spc. Colby Hauser • Printer-friendly version • E-mail this article • Troopers deliver in rainy Rose ParadeBy Spc. Colby Hauser January 3, 2006 LOS ANGELES (Army News Service, Jan. 3, 2005) – Rain-soaked spectators roared with applause at the grandstand Jan. 2, as the Army’s last mounted cavalry unit presented arms during one of the nation’s largest parades. The 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment...

Manila, Philippines (Dec. 28, 2005) -- Fifteen Marines and sailors delivered 18,000 pounds of Christmas gifts and clothing Dec. 28 to representatives of 14 nonprofit organizations in Bacolod and Manila, Philippines. These service members didn’t complete this feat alone, explained Navy Commander Manuel A. Biadog, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group Chaplain. More than 3,000 service members and family members donated to this cause. They gave to organizations like Toys for Tots and the III MHG Giving Tree Program. “The Chaplains on Okinawa, found out there was a need for this and put it all together,” said Col. Mark...

CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (Dec. 24, 2005) -- A war zone may be a dangerous place to fly especially if you are carrying thousands of pounds of presents, and wearing a bright-red suit. However, Santa Clause is not worried this year, because he has the perfect group of “helpers” to make sure his gifts get to the good boys and girls here in Iraq. Even though the Marines of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) will not be home for the holidays, they will still receive their boxes of joy during the holiday season, thanks to the Marines of Postal Detachment, Headquarters...

Iraqi school children give their unanimous approval as 48th Brigade Combat Team soldiers delivered desks and school supplies to the Nor Al Ukem School. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Britt Smith Soldiers Build and Deliver School Desks Desks will enable students to have their own seat rather than sitting two or three to a desk By Staff Sgt. Britt Smith 48th Brigade Combat Team CAMP ADDER, An Nasiriyah, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2005 — In an effort to make learning a little more comfortable for local school children, the Civil Affairs soldiers from the 48th Brigade Combat Team recently...

Some of the trucks, front-end loaders, and giant back-hoes provided by the Non-Construction Sector for ongoing maintenance of the Sweet Water Canal in southern Iraq. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division photo. Canal Projects Deliver Water, Self-sufficiency Work to ensure the Sweet Water Canal water quality and reliability also provides local Iraqis the tools necessary to maintain this resource. By Denise CalabriaGulf Region DivisionU.S. Army Corps of Engineers BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005 — Due to the desert-like climate and high salinity of water in southern Iraq, two million residents of Basrah have long relied upon the...

11/29/2005 - TIKRIT, Iraq (AFPN) -- As Airmen saddle up for one of the most notorious jobs in Iraq, the mood is not dread, but drive and determination. There's confidence in every move as members of the 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here at Forward Operating Base Speicher prepare to escort truck convoys on some of the roughest roads in the country. "I love being a gunner. It's a major adrenalin rush," said Airman Catherine Karl, deployed here from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. "You're up there and always paying attention. It's bumpy, but I don't think I'd rather do...